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Applications open for the Mozilla Foundation Fellowship 2027
The Mozilla Foundation has opened applications for its 2027–2028 Fellowship cohort, offering up to 10 highly competitive fellowships to builders, founders, technologists, researchers, and creative advocates working on technology that is too early, too unexpected, or too ambitious for conventional funders. Since 2011, the program has supported more than 200 mission-driven Fellows across 37 countries.…
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Japan commits $10.4 Million to expand Innovation Hubs across Nigeria
The government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has committed $10.4 million to support to support the expansion of innovation hubs across Nigeria. The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, disclosed this during the foundation laying ceremony of the Renewed Hope Startup Hub in Abuja.…
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Lagos Proposed Innovation Bill Budget’s 20% of Innovation Grants for Women and Youth-Led Ventures
Lagos State is advancing a proposed Innovation Bill that would reserve at least 20% of innovation grants for women and youth-led businesses and initiatives. The plan, disclosed by Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology Olatunbosun Alake at the Lagos Innovates LaunchPad 2.0 Idea Hub Pitch Day and Ecosystem Showcase, forms part of a broader push…
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Call for Applications: HER STARTUP Cohort 2.0 – Empowering Female-Led Tech Founders and Startups Across Africa
HER STARTUP has opened applications for its second cohort, a pan-African accelerator designed to support women founders and CEOs building technology-enabled businesses. The programme combines intensive training, a monthly stipend, mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch for startup capital of up to US$5,000.
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Cascador and Sterling Bank Launch $200 Million SME Credit Lending for Nigerian Startups and Growth Businesses
Cascador, a Nigeria-focused platform for growth-stage founders, and Sterling Bank have launched a $200 million SME Credit Backstop Fund. Picture Showing Obinna Ukachukwu, a group executive at Sterling Bank and Trish Thomas, Cascador’s CEO. Image Source: Cascador
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Call for Applications: 1,000 Young Entrepreneurs Aiducation Start-Up Fund 2026 – Kenya ($1000 Seed Funding)
The programme targets founders under 30 who want to turn ideas into viable ventures. It offers up to US$1,000 in seed capital plus hands-on coaching, practical training, and access to peers and industry professionals. Photo Credit: MSME Africa
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Apply for Jill Sanders Memorial Scholarship 2026: CAD $20,000 for African Health Technology Assessment Professionals
The scholarship commemorates Dr. Jill Sanders, former Vice President of HTAi and President and CEO of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Dr. Sanders was a dedicated advocate for international collaboration in HTA.
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Applications Open NITDA-Tech Revolution Africa Builders Festival 2026 for Nigerian Startups, Founders and Innovators
Nigerian startups with ready-to-deploy technology solutions now have a clear pathway to institutional customers, pilot contracts, and investment through the NITDA-Tech Revolution Africa Builders Festival 2026. Applications are open and close on Monday, October 5, 2026. Photo Credit: NITDA
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Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship 2027: Applications Now Open
Applications are now open for the 2027 cohort of the Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship. Hosted by the Dunin-Deshpande Innovation Centre (DDQIC) at Queen’s University in Canada, this free, fully virtual eight-month program equips African students and recent graduates with the skills, mentorship, resources, and funding opportunities needed to turn entrepreneurial ideas into…
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos Committed $3 Billion Dollars to Creating an Immortality Pill : What Became of it?
The core technology draws from Shinya Yamanaka’s 2012 Nobel Prize-winning discovery of four transcription factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc often called the Yamanaka factors or OSKM. When introduced into adult cells, these factors can reprogram them toward a pluripotent, embryonic-like state. Photo Credit: Blueprint Media
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FG Invests N10.5bn in Digital Training Academy to Equip Over 32,000 Nigerians
This investment forms part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and is being implemented under the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI). Photo Credit: Punchng
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Call for Applications – MTN ICT and Business Skills Training Programme for Nigerians (₦100,000,000 Grant)
The MTN ICT and Business Skills Training Programme empowers young Nigerian Micro-Business owners aged 18 – 35 with practical, tech-driven and digital skills to help their businesses thrive in today’s fast-paced economy. Photo Credit: MTN Nigeria
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Call for Applications: Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund – Up to USD 1.5 Million in Funding
the independent DIV Fund provides tiered grant funding to pilot new ideas, rigorously test what works, and scale the most promising innovations. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year, with no fixed annual deadline.
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Applications Open for Mastercard and UNDP Young Africa Innovates (YAI) Programme 2026
Young Africa Innovates is a flagship innovation and entrepreneurship programme designed to identify, incubate, and scale high-potential innovations developed by young Nigerians. Photo Credit: Collage Photo – MasterCard/UNDP Logos
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25,000 MSMEs to benefit from Zoho’s 20Billion Naira support
The partnership combines SMEDAN’s mandate and extensive reach within Nigeria’s MSME sector with Zoho’s portfolio of business technology solutions. Photo Credit: Punchng
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How a Young Bangaluru Teenager Turned a COVID-19 Lockdown Drone Project into a $37 Million Startup
At 21, Pushp is founder and CEO of a startup that has raised nearly $50 million in total and is flying thousands of autonomous missions aimed at making aerial logistics competitive with trucking on cost. Photo Credit: Reuters
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SMEDAN and Zoho Launch N20Billion Digital Technology Support For 25,000 MSMEs
SMEDAN has partnered with global technology company Zoho to provide up to ₦20 billion in digital technology support for as many as 25,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. Photo Credit: SMEDAN
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ThriveAgric raises $3.93 Million in Commercial Paper Sale
The move marks ThriveAgric’s first foray into Nigeria’s debt capital markets and opens another channel beyond bank lending for a company whose core challenge has long been access to the right kind of capital. Photo Credit: Techcabal
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Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026 (Up To $15,000 In Funding)
Applications are now open for the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026, an international funding opportunity for young founders developing innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges.
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Applications open for AU-EU Youth Action Lab Grants in African Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2026
The programme is providing a significant opportunity for eligible youth initiatives to secure support for projects that address global challenges or strengthen the environment for young entrepreneurs.
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